For reference purposes here are tabulations of the top 20 mines, miners and producing country stats for gold as per the Metals Focus Gold Focus 2015 report:

World’s Top 20 Operating Mines by 2014 production (tonnes Au)

Rank

Mine

Country

Operator

2014 output

1.

Muruntau

Uzbekistan

Navoi

61.0

2.

Grasberg*

Indonesia

Freeport

35.2

3.

Pueblo Viejo*

Dominican Rep.

Barrick

34.5

4.

Yanacocha*

Peru

Newmont

30.2

5.

Carlin Ops

USA

Newmont

28.2

6.

Cortez

USA

Barrick

28.1

7.

Goldstrike

USA

Barrick

28.1

8.

Olympiada

Russia

Polyus

22.6

9.

Veladero

Argentina

Barrick

22.5

10.

Boddington

Australia

Newmont

21.6

11.

Kupol

Russia

Kinross

21.3

12.

Lihir

Papua New Guinea

Newcrest

21.3

13.

Kalgoorlie Super Pit

Australia

Barrick/Newmont

20.3

14.

Cadia Valley

Australia

Newcrest

18.8

15.

Oyu Tolgoi*

Mongolia

Turquoise Hill (Rio)

18.3

16.

Lagunas Norte

Peru

Barrick

18.1

17.

Driefontein

South Africa

Sibanye

17.7

18.

Penasquito

Mexico

Goldcorp

17.7

19.

Kumtor

Kyrgyzstan

Centerra

17.7

20.

Tarkwa

Ghana

Gold fields

17.4

Source: Metals Focus

For the purposes of the table we have just included the major shareholder as the operator. Many of the above have substantial minority involvement, often from the governments of the countries in which the mine is located, and in other cases from other companies. Those that are not 100% owned by the operator we have marked with a *.